Better Than Dead
Better Than Dead is the podcast for young adults who are wondering how the Bible's "good news" can be experienced in real life, in increasing degrees day by day. Hear from other young adults as well as older people who are deeply invested in Gen Z.
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Episodes
13 episodes
We gain vision for life by building joy together
Hannah, Allison, and Josh talk about the impact of being face to face with people who are just glad to be with you. We share a bit about our local Vision School and upcoming events that we're hosting for young adults across California. ...
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45:28
We're back! And we're changing our name :D
Our last recording was two years ago, at which point we ran into some technical difficulties AND (more importantly) moved into a new location for ministry and have been setting up ever since! But now we're back and we're excited to speak with m...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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31:17
I Want To Know Christ: Gen Z and Truth
Come listen as Daniel May and I have a tea party in my study and talk about truth, how truth is gained through the word of God, and how important it is that truth be coupled with humility. This conversation will encourage you! Gen Z is hungry f...
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28:08
Nobody's Normal (Except Jesus)
Leanne Whitaker is a biblical counselor in Visalia who believes in helping people address personal issues through "intensive discipleship." Listen to our conversation and get encouragement and perspective on how the church can respond to what i...
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33:38
Fact: Abortion Just Hurts
This is Part 2 of my conversation with Nick Portwood. In the last episode, Nick covered matters of politics and some history. In this episode, he'll share some of the science behind abortion and its effects on women as well as on society in gen...
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26:58
Fact: Abortion Just Isn't A Good Idea
In this episode, Nick Portwood, a senior at Fresno Pacific University, gives us the facts he's been collecting for ten years on everything abortion: the real story behind Roe v. Wade, what its overturn means for people in the U.S., why abortion...
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37:22
Getting the Face of Jesus on VUSD Campuses
Today I'm talking with Catalina Blair, a VUSD board member with a heart to see kids on Visalia campuses thrive. As a Christian, Catalina knows that connection - to people, and especially to God's people - is a vital aspect of kids thriving, and...
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31:47
The Weight of Your Life: Creativity and Leadership
If you're Gen Z, this episode will inspire you. If you're a bit older (like me), it will give you some good insight into how many in Gen Z are working through questions of life and adulthood. Seth Tadlock is a 24-year old videographer and a goo...
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29:55
Listening To Kids: "It's Not All Peaches And Rainbows!"
It's the last week of school, and we need to decide now that we're going to spend the summer listening to the kids in our lives. In this episode, I talk with Susie (13), Bekah (14), and Grace (15), three young disciples of Jesus who are navigat...
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34:25
Every Part Redeemed...Even My Body
I'm talking here with Katelynn Martin who grabbed me one day and asked if I'd read Nancy Pearcey's Love Thy Body. I had, so we sat down to talk (with mics). But our conversation went all over the place and we talked about everything "i...
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33:28
Gen Z: On Parenting, Marriage, and Accepting the Risks
In this one I'm talking to Esther Ploegstra - yeah, my daughter! Esther is 21 and works with kids...with hopes of more opportunities in missions, volunteering, and maybe someday having kids of her own. She has some great thoughts about a phenom...
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33:15
The Gift of Emotion...And Satan's Scheme Against It
In this episode, I talk with Dr. Dayton Kitterman, a pastor in Visalia and the co-founder of Visalia's rich biblical counseling network. Dayton's doctoral thesis centered on the emotions of God, and his insight from over 50 years of pasto...
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39:39
We Have Better News! The Conversation Begins...
In this episode, I talk with Dayna Holmes from Care Pregnancy Resource Center about the center's recent vision to embrace fathers along with pregnant mothers and their children. We also discuss the need for conversations about identity, faith, ...
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